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Prop Culture
2020
star 7.7Film historian and prop collector Dan Lanigan reunites iconic Disney movie props with the filmmakers, actors, and crew who created and used them in some of Disney’s most beloved films. Throughout this journey, Dan will recover lost artifacts, visit private collections, and help restore pieces from the Walt Disney Archives to their original glory.Lost Land of the Volcano
2009
star 7.7An international team of scientists, cavers and wildlife filmmakers venture deep into the heart of the remote tropical island of New Guinea.Down the Hill: The Delphi Murders
2021
star 8.3On February 13, 2017, the senseless murders of adolescent girls Abby Williams and Libby German left the residents Delphi, Indiana shaken. Four years later, investigators are still searching for the killer using their biggest clues: a grainy picture and recording of his voice from the victim’s phone ordering the girls “Down the Hill.” Based on the blockbuster podcast, HLN investigates the evidence and clues to hunt for who killed Libby and Abby.Die Nussbaums
2019
Die Nussbaums
2019
Günther Nussbaum, his partner Sandra and their children are looking for a home that meets the needs of all members of the large patchwork family as much as possible.GRAND PRIX Driver
2018
star 6.5For the first time go inside McLaren, the most prestigious team in Formula 1 racing. Gain unprecedented access to the drivers, engineers, and leaders of McLaren to see what it takes to compete at the highest level.Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
2020
star 8.5Reboot of the original Manben series from 2014-2017. Naoki Urasawa is returning to visit eight different manga authors, observe them in their daily work and discuss the creation of manga.Blue Planet UK
2019
Blue Planet UK
2019
Celebrating marine life from all corners of the UK as we dive deep to explore the health of our oceans.Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
2017
star 6.7Go beyond Thailand's beaches to discover a sacred kingdom of awe-inspiring beauty. This series takes in the towering limestone cliffs, the paddy fields, the hidden temples and the teeming city of Bangkok, before visiting the forests of the north where ancient tribes practice time-honoured traditions and tigers still stalk the forests. Thailand: Earth’s Tropical Paradise reveals a land that is worlds away from the familiar tourist trails.Submarine: Steel Boats, Iron Men
1989
star 8Everyday, American submariners go below the waves for months at a time on submarine patrols. Steel Boats – Iron Men is the only film where the US Navy allowed filmmakers to go down with them. The film presents a never before seen look inside a state of the art nuclear powered submarine on patrol. It shows, in extraordinary detail, the daily ordinary and extraordinary lives of submariners. You will see things in this film that you have never seen before. The filmmakers also spent time trying to understand the character and personality that allows someone to become a submariner. They looked at training, family life, background, etc. The viewer visits a " wet trainer" at Sub School to see what these submariners must endure before they ever climb inside one of these remarkable ships. Who are these men, who live confined in a steel tube deep in the ocean for months at a time, surrounded by a hostile environment, in constant danger? What do they do and why do they do it?Al Filo De Lo Imposible
1982
star 9.5Al Filo De Lo Imposible is a documentary series, broadcast on the second Spanish channel, with the theme of adventure and exploration of wild and extreme places on Earth, such as climbing peaks over 8,000 meters, exploring the polar ice caps, free-flying crossings, scuba diving, etc. This series, which includes more than two hundred documentaries whose first program was broadcast in January 1982, under the title "Dimension 8000", is the only television program that has filmed the 14 peaks over 8,000 meters high that exist on the planet, as well as the three poles (the North Pole, the South Pole and Everest).Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain
2024
Forty years after, through the eyes of those directly involved, this powerful series explores the bitterly divisive strike that wounded the soul of the nationThinkerview
2013
Thinkerview
2013
The Clinton Affair
2018
star 6.9Exploring broader topics including media, feminism, politics and power, the documentary unfolds and traces the twisted, intertwined series of events that led to the impeachment trial that set the nation on the path towards a more staunchly partisan political system. The series features arresting archival footage as well as comprehensive interviews with the people closest to the events including a timely, in-depth reflection on the topic with Monica Lewinsky.World's Most Epic
2018
World's Most Epic
2018
The history and technology behind a fleet of remarkable machines from around the world.James Brown: Say It Loud
2024
star 8Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.Heir Hunters
2007
Heir Hunters
2007
Heir Hunters is a BBC television programme focusing on attempts to find missing or unknown heirs, entitled to deceased people's estates before the British Treasury lawfully collects the money. The show follows the work of Probate researchers from a number of different firms to show how the results of time-consuming research turned out. It was announced in 2011 that Heir Hunters would run in both BBC One daytime and in primetime television on BBC Two that autumn. The sixth series began at 9:15am on BBC One on 16 April 2012, it is expected BBC Two versions of these shows will air at a later date.
